Celebrating Freedom
It is difficult to fully and accurately define worship because there are
so many dimensions to it. However, we will attempt a concise and clear
definition: “Worship is a celebration of freedom.”
What do enslaved people do once they’ve been freed? Free people worship
the One who set them free. Worship is a celebration of “renewed desires”,
“renewed relationships”, and “renewed purpose”. Worship isn’t about a place;
it is about a Person. It is all of me responding to all of God. It is responding
with my head and heart, with emotions and thought, and with spirit and
truth. Where feelings for God are dead; worship is dead. Free people rarely
live in neutral; free people worship freely. How do we inspire non-worshippers
to worship? We must tell our stories of freedom and create relevant environments
to introduce them to Jesus: “The Friend of Sinners.” We aren’t interested
in criticizing or condemning people; we’re interested in offering compassion
without compromise. It is Highpoint’s desire to create safe, relevant,
and irresistible environments of worship that free people and keep them
free.
John 4:1-42; John 8:1-11
Opportunities to Worship:
Sunday Worship Service Times: 9:00 am, 10:45am
The Loop: Tuesdays, 7:30 pm
Student Worship: Details Coming Soon
Contact Elissa Roberts for
more information.
Meaningful Relationships
Connection isn’t just important relationally; connection is important spiritually.
Connection is the foundation of how people grow. We need to see and experience
God in and through others. We need to be challenged, sharpened, and encouraged
by others. It is your connection with people that enables you to connect
with God. When people feel disconnected from God; it is because they
are disconnected from God’s people. Independence from relationship is
independence from God. God chooses to connect with people through people.
Connection happens by choice, not convenience. Most of the time connection
requires you to be proactive, intentional, and committed.
Connect Groups give you the opportunity to move beyond acquaintances
to friends. It is difficult to be lonely and holy at the same time because
God uses connectedness to influences faithfulness. You need friends who
will encourage one another day after day (Hebrews 3:12-14); stimulate
one another to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24-25); restore one another
in a spirit of gentleness (Galatians 6:1); bear one another’s burdens
(Galatians 6:2); and live for one another’s progress and joy in the faith
(Philippians1:23-25).
Contact Michael Pritchard for more information.
Maximizing Potential
Are you stuck in your growth process? Maximizing your potential is harder
than you think; it can’t be done with a message alone; you must be equipped
by mentors who embody the message. You need mentors who instruct you with
the word of God because it is the foundation of transformation. You need
mentors who invest in you because God always use people to make Christ
personal. You need mentors who involve you in ministry because you stop
growing when you stop serving. Lastly, you need mentors who pass the baton
to you and give you the opportunity to impact others because there is no
success without a successor. You need to be equipped with God’s principles
by God’s people to maximize your potential.
Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 10:45,
Romans 12:2, Colossians 1:28-29, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8,1
Peter 4:10
Contact Michael Pritchard for
more information.
Achieving Results
Serving is the expression of our commitment to the Great Commandment
and Great Commission. It is impossible to achieve results apart from serving.
Serving isn’t about me; it is about others. Achieving results isn’t about
my greatness; it is about God’s greatness. Serving is about loving God
more, loving people more, and making more disciples. It is critical for
us to remember that obedience unlocks understanding; apart from obedience
we will intellectualize results instead of achieve results. God will achieve
results through us when we worship freely, connect intentionally, equip
others, and serve humbly. When we live out our values then people will
say, “You just had to be there;” it was “A Perfect Place for Imperfect
People."
Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 28:18-20, Philippians 1:21-26
Contact Amber Ramsey for
more information.